Electric locomotive.



G; M. EATON.

ELECTRIC LOCDMUTWE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB-21.1911.

lutentedsept. 28, 1915 a m ww M 5% ATfomEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. IRA-TOD, WE-KINSBU'BG, PmSYLVANIA, ASSIGKOB TO WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AID) IABUTACTUBIH G COLCPAL'IY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

ELECTRIC LOCOHOTIVE.

tion of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

To 011 cab-omit may concern:

Beitknown thatLGnoneehiEszms,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Wilkinsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Imprormentin Electric Imomotivs, of which the following is a My hiventzion relates to railway vehicles and particularly to electric locomotives hav articulated Bucks ob ect of my invention is to provide a locomofive of the above-indicated character that shall pom a number of distinctive and particnhrly advantageous features, as follows: a can located cross tie or bolster depending from the locomotive cab between the ad acent bumpers of the trucks; :1 link between the two trucks which may extend the cmtral cros tie; electric driving motors centrally located withrespecttothotrucksonwhichtheyare mounted, and means for a :uu; each truck in its central lateral plane, whereby the necesity for the usual truck center and king pin structure is avoided,

Articulated truck locomotives, as heretofore LIQ"! ls.- l one Zfllfik, center of which is fixed relative to the locomotivecab,intheusualmanner,andanother truck which is free to adjust itself longitudinally of the cab, the two trucks being connectedtoeachotherbyasritablelinkor draw bar and the cab being driven entirely through the fixed center of the firstanamed truck. The structure of the body bolster, aswellasthatofthe truckbolstenisnecessarlly ma$ive and by reason of its location, the center of the truck occupies a' space which should logically be occupied by the motors and, in any event, interferes with the acces'bility of the motors.

By locating a heavy cross tie at the center of the cab, I not only obtain a very desirable and symmetrical at but enable the motors to be located cen' trally of the truck, thereby improving the operating charaderist cs of the locomotive and adaptingit for very hiQi-speed service.

I of the accompanying drawings is a partially sectional plan view, with the cab roof removed, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of an electric locomotive constructed in accordance with my invention Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a modified link connection between trucks, which may be substituted for that shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the locomotive here shown comprises a cab or body 1 and a pair of similar articulated trucks 2 and 3. The cab is provided with a centrally located ems tie or bolster 4 which extends materially below the floor iramo of the cab between the adjacent bumper bolsters 5 and 6 of the trucks 2 and 3 to efiect a connection between the trucksandthecab. Thembisalso provided with a plurality of blocks 7, 8, 9 and 10 which project inwardly from its under in the central lateral plane of the trucks, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings The trucks comprise side frames 11 and 12, the adjacent bumper girders 5 and 6, end bum girders I3 and 14-, wheel axles 15 and 16, counter-shafts 17 and 18, electric driving motors 19 and 20 and side rods '21 and 22 which form operative connections between the counter-shafts of the respective and their wheel axles.

The electric motors are arranged in groups oftwmcach beingsecuredtoatruck frame y a ave the counter-shaft to which the motor armaturs are by pinions 23 and a gear wheel 2-1. The motors are thus centrally located relative to the trucks and project upwardly into the cab between the blocks 7 and 8 or 9 and 10. as the case may be Each group of motors is provided with lugs 25 shoes 26 which are adapted to engage the blocks 7 and S or the blocks 9 and 10. These cooperating parts laterally restrain the movement of the truck in its central lateral plane and. since the truck is restrained in its central longitudinal plane by the central cross tie l of the cab and by a connecting link 27, the usual truck center structure is unnecessary. The lugs '25 may, of course, be a part of the truck frame instead of a partof the motor frame. and the shoes 26 may be se cured in the blocks 7, S, 9 and 10, instead of to the lugs, within the scope of my invention.

A knuckle joint 28 is provided in each of the side rods :21 and '22 in order to permitthe usual adjustment of the wheel axles relative to the truck frames, the counter-shaft I? held in which are stationary relative to the truck frame. The motors are, by this means, spring supported and they are particularly well located for upeed operation.

e cab or body 1 is mounted, in any suitable manner, upon the trucks "2 and 3, supports being indicated at points 29 on the respedive ends of the bumper girders. The link or draw-bar 27 is connected to the truc :2 by a lost-motion connection, as shown in Fig. 1, in order to make it impossible to comprem the link WEBB the loc p nhionvg IS pushing or bump e train. e ca or body is operativelg connected to the trucks by mans of the cm tie 4, and bumper bolstersSandGandallofthe drawingand bumping irains come on the truck frames and bumpers.

As shown in Fig. 3, a pair of linlm 31 and '32 may be substituted for the link 27 by pivoting their adjacent ends on the central cross tie and making them ficiently totakeboth dra andbnmping zrams. In case the doubl e ink structure is used, tberewillbeno lostmotionbetweesnthe outer ends of the links and thetrucks to which they are pivotally connected The We link arrangement has the advantage of a well known crowning action which might otherwise be objectionable if the lve were used as a helper for pushing mrvice.

Thecentral tofthecrostie permitstheuseofint bletrucks, and the motors may be easily overhauled by either jacking up the end of the cab and nmningoneofthetrucksonnorbyremoving one of the hoods 30 which form parts of the cab and lifting the motor out by means of a crane.

Each of the trucks is provided with a well known form of truck-mutating device (not shown), and various accesories, which form no part of my present invention, may, of course, be supplied as desired.

I desire that modifications which do not depart from the spirit of my invention shall be included in its scope and that only such limitations shall be imposed as are indicated in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1- A vehicle comprising a cab or body having a downwardly projectmg cross tie or bolster intermediate its ends and trucks lo cated at the respective sides of the cm tie for driving the ab or body therethrough 2. An electric vehicle comprising a cab or body having a downwardly projecting ross tie or bolster intermediate its ends, motor trucks located at the respective sides of the cross ti e or bolster for driving the cab or body therethrough, and a link connect on between the trucks. t .i: electric vehicle gzlamprism' g a cab or y vn' a downwar rojecting cross tie or bolster intermediate i ends, and motor trucks located at the respective sides of the cross tie or bolster for driving the cab or body therethrough, and a drawbar interposed between the trucks and connected to one of them by a lostmotion connection.

4. In an articulated truck locomotive, the combination with a cab or body having a centrally located cross tie or bolster projecting downwardly between the adjacent truck bumpers, and means for laterally restraining each track in substantially its central plane.

5. A vehicle comprisi v a body frame and a truck adapted for :lative longitudinal angvement and a centrally located vmg motor projectm' g upwardly thro the body a driving tweenthetruckframeandthebodyframe and means for a! Zllll the truck in mbstantially its central lateral plane.

6. An electric locomotive comprising a bodyframeanda truckhavhigcentrallylocated driving motors projecting upwardly through the body frame, a driving connectronbetweenthetruckfmmeandthebody frame, said flames being provided with cooperat ng guide members which permit a swuacfion of the truck and maintain a predetermined relation between the truck and the body frame.

7. A vehicle a cab or body having a downwardly pro cros tie or bolster intermediate its ends and trucks located at the respective sides of the cros fie the cab or body therothrough, each truck being provided with a centrally located motor projecting upwardly Into the cab or body and the body being provided with means for laterally the truck in substantially its central lateral plane.

8. An electric vehicle comprising a cab or body having a downwardly projecting cram tie or bolster intermediate its ends, motor trucks located at the respective s'des of the. cros tieor bolster for driving the cab or body therethrongh, a link connection interposed between the trucks and driving motors and centrally located on the trucks and projecting upwardly into the body, and cooperating projections and guide members respectively located on the trucks and on the body for laterally each truck in substantially its central lateral plane.

9. A vehicle comprising a body frame and a truck adapted for relative longitudinal movement and having a centrally located driving motor projecting upwardly through connection between the truck frame and the body frame and rigid means for laterally restraining the truck in substantially its central lateral plane.

11. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a drivingtruck, of means for permitting pivotal movement of said truck, and means independent of said pivotal means for transmitting the entire driving effort to said body.

12. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a driving truck, of pivotal connec tions between said truck and said body, and means independent of said connections for transmitting the entire driving efi' ort of said truck and body.

13. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a plurality of trucks therefor, of means associated with said body for preventing lateral movements only of said trucks and other means associated with said body for preventing longitudinal movement thereof.

14. In a vehicle, the combination with a. body, and a plurality of trucks, of means intermediate said trucks and cooperating therewith for determining the relative lon itudinal position of said body and said trucfis.

15. In a vehicle, the combination with a body, and a plurality of trucks, of means as sociated with said body and directly coiiperating in common with said trucks for determining the relative longitudinal position thereof.

16. In a vehicle, the combination with a body, and a plurality of trucks, of means constituting a rigid part of said body and disposed in substantially the middle thereof for restraining longitudinal movement of said trucks.

17. In a vehicle, the combination with a body, and a plurality of trucks, of means rigidly associated with the middle portion of said body for coiiperating with said trucks to determine the position thereof.

18. In a vehicle. the combination with a body, and a plurality of driving trucks having end bumpers, of common means associated with said body and adapted to cooperate with the adjacent bumpers of said trucks for receiving the driving effort of said driving trucks.

19. The combination with a vehicle body and a driving truck, of means associated with said body and engaging an end of said truck for receiving the entire driving effort of said truck.

20. The combination with a-vehicle body and a longitudinally movable driving truck having an end bumper, of a member rigidly secured to said body and adapted to engage said end bumper for transmitting the entire driving effort of said truck to said body.

21. The combination with'a vehicle body and a driving truck loosely associated with said body in a longitudinal direction, of means associated with said body for transmitting the driving effort of said truck to said body only in one direction of travel.

In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a plurality of driving trucks, of means associated with said body and adapted to cooperate with said trucks for directly transmitting the driving effort of one of said trucks to said body in one direction of travel and of the other of said trucks in the opposite direction of travel.

23. The combination with a vehicle body and a plnralit of driving trucks unrestrained in a longitudinal direction, of connecting means between said trucks, and means associated with said body for engaging the one or the other of said trucks and transmitting the driving effort thereof to said body.

The combination with a vehicle body and a plurality of swiveling driving trucks having curved end bumpers, said trucks be- 100 ing unrestrained in a longitudinal direction, of a linkage connection between adjacent bumpers and means associated with said body and, adapted to engage said curved end bumpers for transmitting the driving effort 5 of said trucks to said body and restraining said trucks.

25. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a relatively movable truck, of means associated with the body and coiiper- 110 ating with the sides of said truck for determining its transverse position.

26. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a relatively movable truck, of positioning means cooperating with the respec- 115 tive sides of said truck.

27} In a vehicle, the combination with a body anda relatively movable truck, of lateral restraining members associated with said body and coiiperating with the sides of 120 said trucks.-

28. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and a truck, of a driving motor centrally located upon said truck. and means cotipcrating with the sides of said truck 125 for restraining said truck laterally and permitting longitudinal and swiveling move ments thereof.

29. In a vehicle, the combination with a body and trucks, of means for laterailv 130 draining said tnand permitting longitmlinnl and sw'n cling movements thereof.

In :1 which. the combination with a iamtl' and trucks. nf means engaging the i1hf said trucks at substantially their lllhi'i illtfi for laterally restraining said trucks and permitting iungitndinal and swiveling movements thereof.

31. Inn vehicle, the combination with a 10 bmly and trucks having side bearing members, of coiipemting bearing members associated with said body and engaging the truck bearing members.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 17th day of Feb. 15

GEORGE M. EATON. Witnesses i G. H. F. HOLY, i B. B. HINES.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,155,225, granted September I 28, 1915, upon the application of George M. Eaton, of Wilkinsburg, PennsyL i Vania, for an improvement in Electric Locomotives, an error appears in the printed specification requiring (-(irrection es follows: Page 3, line 28, claim 12, for the word and read to said; and that the said Letters Patelit should be read l with this correctien therein that the same may conform to the record of the case l in the Patent Ofiice.

Signed and sealed this 2nd day of November, A D., 1915.

[SEAL] R. F. WHITEHEAD.

Acting Omnmiem'xm'er of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. I 

